[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit":3,"chapter-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-78":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marvel: Starting with the Ice-Ice Fruit",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1733275,2216,"Chapter 78: The Flame Emperor’s Domain","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-78",78,"\u003Cp>Vincent Hall recognized the woman now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inez Temple. The Outlaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a potential future, she would become a mutant mercenary, work with the X-Men, and even have a chaotic relationship with Deadpool. But here, her future had been rewritten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman who had driven a wedge between Inez and Agent X was Sandi Brandenberg, her \"best friend.\" Vincent remembered reading her file—she was mercenary through and through, loyal only to money and power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sandi, step back,\" Vincent commanded, his voice devoid of warmth. \"I don't want my new maid killed by the shockwave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inez and Sandi were both meta-humans. If they submitted, they would become reliable sources of Desire Points. More importantly, they were useful tools while Natasha was... processing her grief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent knew Natasha would come back. She was a survivor of the Red Room. She understood the darkness of the world better than anyone. But until then, he had other options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Master.\" Sandi bowed deeply. She had no issue serving a demon. Proximity to power was its own reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will protect her,\" Inez whispered, her voice broken but obedient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vlad Castle Courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red mist around the Blood Coffin retracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The holy light intensified. An angelic projection descended upon the withered patriarch of the Vlad family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the son of Dracula, but he had spent his life serving God in secret, praying for his father's soul. Now, in the family's darkest hour, God had answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, the Church had sent a divine weapon to purge the Ice Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man, revitalized by the angelic energy, stood tall. His cancer vanished. His muscles swelled with holy power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is a pity Lilith is not here,\" he sighed. \"But she knows better than to face this monster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blood Coffin fell silent, suppressed by the divine aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent wasn't impressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think a little light show will save you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent raised his right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great Flame Commandment: FLAME EMPEROR.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A miniature sun materialized in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heat was instantaneous and overwhelming. Sandi and Inez felt their skin blistering before Vincent erected an ice wall to shield them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Portgas D. Ace's ultimate technique. But in Vincent's hands—fueled by 200 million Desire Points and Tier 2 Awakening—it was apocalyptically stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fireball condensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent used his Awakened Control to compress the energy. The sphere shrank from 100 meters to the size of a basketball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The color shifted. Orange. Gold. White. Blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temperature soared past 7,000°C—hotter than the surface of the sun. The air shivered and warped. The stone beneath Vincent's feet turned to magma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Burn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent flicked his wrist. The purple lotus of flame drifted down onto the Blood Coffin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver cross melted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ancient wood, soaked in centuries of dark magic, ignited with a scream. It wasn't just burning; it was being erased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Blood Worms\"—the parasites of the Blood Ancestor—shrieked as they were vaporized. The soil of Transylvania turned into glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heat didn't stop. It burned through the coffin, through the stone floor, and began melting the mountain itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Run!!\" Inez grabbed Sandi and sprinted toward the cliff edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Awakened Flame Domain expanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire mountain peak became a furnace. The air ignited. The ancient stone castle turned into a river of lava.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vampires hiding in the shadows didn't even have time to scream; they simply ceased to exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Angelic projection flickered and died, consumed by the sheer intensity of the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vlad patriarch, the son of Dracula, looked at the inferno approaching him. He clutched his chest, his holy power evaporating like water on a hot skillet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred years of history. Gone in seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I kept my promise,\" Vincent smiled through the flames. \"I delivered the Coffin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... you monster!\" Loffy Vlad screamed as the heat blistered his skin. \"I gave you Tesla Lighting! I gave you billions! And you destroy us?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You betrayed me,\" Vincent said calmly. \"You sent me into a trap at the Vatican. And you ask why I am angry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stomped his foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fire Pillar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten massive columns of fire erupted from the ground, twisting into dragons that swallowed the Angel, the Patriarch, and the castle ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell. Only the crackling of fire remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sky Above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helicopters from Commonwealth Bank hovered at a safe distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Smith watched the mountain burn. He saw Vincent walking on the air, stepping on invisible platforms of heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Smith,\" Vincent's voice projected clearly over the roar of the fire. \"Are you going to betray me too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smith smiled, though sweat poured down his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, Mr. Hall. I have always been on your side. The Vlad family was... a liability. You have cleansed the board.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good answer,\" Vincent said. \"There is a seat for you at my table.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and walked away across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Highway Diner, New Mexico.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sandi drove the getaway car like a maniac, her adrenaline spiking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inez... we're going to be famous,\" she whispered. \"We serve the strongest being on Earth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are we going to survive?\" Inez asked, trembling in the back seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill filled the car. Frost formed on the windows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent materialized in the back seat next to Inez.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep driving,\" he ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Master!\" Sandi floored the gas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent looked at Inez. The tough Texas mercenary was broken, terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inez,\" Vincent said softly, his voice hypnotic. \"You fear me? That's not like you. You're the Outlaw.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I'm not afraid, Master,\" Inez lied, her voice shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent patted the seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sandi watched in the rearview mirror, biting her lip in jealousy, as Inez crawled into Vincent's lap, seeking comfort in the very monster she feared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System Alert]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission Complete: Destroy the Blood Coffin]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Reward: Purple Blind Box (Stored)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission Update: A Fragrant Marsh]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Target Acquired: Inez Temple (Outlaw).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reward Stacked: Purple Blind Box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent smiled. Two Purple Boxes. He would open them later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The car slowed down as they approached a small town called Puente Antiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent stepped out. He looked fresh, calm, as if he hadn't just incinerated a castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked into a KFC.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, a blonde giant was smashing a coffee mug on the floor and demanding another drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thor Odinson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting across from him were two women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jane Foster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darcy Lewis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent grinned. The plot was thick here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sandi and Inez walked in behind him, causing a stir. A woman in red leather and a cowgirl with a gun tended to draw attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darcy's eyes widened. \"Whoa. Check out the hotties.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent sat at the table next to Thor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Order some food,\" Vincent told Sandi. \"After we eat, I'm taking you to see a tourist attraction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A tourist attraction?\" Sandi pouted. \"In this dump?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's a crater outside of town,\" Vincent said, eyeing Mjolnir's location in the distance. \"A hammer fell from the sky. They say no one can lift it. Not even with a pickup truck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thor's ears perked up. He stopped chewing his Pop-Tart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A hammer?\" Thor boomed. \"Where is this hammer?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent turned to the fallen god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finish your lunch, Goldilocks. 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